A train derailed in southern Kentucky, right on the border of Tennessee, Tuesday.It happened around 6:20 a.m. central time in Trenton, Kentucky. That’s in Todd County.Officials said 31 rail cars are off the tracks, and another 60-7o on scene will need to be removed.Initially, there was a shelter-in-place order issued, but around noon, officials said it had been lifted.Some of the cars were carrying molten sulfur, which is used to make sulfuric acid. If that catches fire, hydrogen sulfide, a highly poisonous gas, can be released.Officials said one of those cars was giving off smoke and fumes, and material was coming out. They said there was actually a plume.However, they were able to contain it, and air quality samples show there is no longer any threat.There haven’t been any reports of injuries.WLKY is sending a chopper to the scene.
TRENTON, Ky. —
A train derailed in southern Kentucky, right on the border of Tennessee, Tuesday.
It happened around 6:20 a.m. central time in Trenton, Kentucky. That’s in Todd County.
Officials said 31 rail cars are off the tracks, and another 60-7o on scene will need to be removed.
Initially, there was a shelter-in-place order issued, but around noon, officials said it had been lifted.
Some of the cars were carrying molten sulfur, which is used to make sulfuric acid. If that catches fire, hydrogen sulfide, a highly poisonous gas, can be released.
Officials said one of those cars was giving off smoke and fumes, and material was coming out. They said there was actually a plume.
However, they were able to contain it, and air quality samples show there is no longer any threat.
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There haven’t been any reports of injuries.
WLKY is sending a chopper to the scene.